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Opinion: Myron Ebell – a radical reversal of policies will dampen wildfires

14 May 2021
The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast of the US should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies. Instead, the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoi
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Friday analysis: Abundant good news for forestry but environmental lawfare strikes

14 May 2021
What a week it has been for the timber industry both at a local and national level. The good news just seemed to keep on coming. VicForests was vindicated by the Federal Court which determined its forestry operations covered by Regional Forest Agreements provide all the environmental
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Brisbane prefab timber building wins excellence award in 2021

12 May 2021
In a clear affirmation of the environmental benefits of prefabricated engineered timber, 25 King, Brisbane Showgrounds Urban Regeneration Project by Lendlease won top honours in the UDIA Environmental Excellence 2021 award category. Source: Built Offsite Inspired by the environmental
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Senator urges Leadbeaters’ friends to quit more legal action

12 May 2021
VicForests’ successful appeal against restrictions imposed on its operations by the Federal Court last year has been widely applauded across the timber industry. Appeal Justices Jayne Jagot, John Griffiths and Sarah Derrington determined VicForests’ forestry operations covered b
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Catastrophic bushfires made worse by poor rainfall not logging

12 May 2021
The 2019-20 bushfires were not made worse by logging but by three years of below-average rainfall which led to an abundance of overly dry vegetation, a study has found. The report, The severity and extent of the Australia 2019–20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest ma
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Federal budget shows real support for forestry

12 May 2021
Funding to expand the Regional Forestry Hubs and a feasibility study to create a new National Institute for Forest Products Innovation has been allocated in the Federal Budget. The Budget has allocated $10.6 million to expand and continue the Regional Forestry Hubs, including new fund
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FSC visits Tasmania to review practices

10 May 2021
Following the many challenges Australia has faced recently, including the bushfires and COVID-19, the FSC team was finally \ able to visit its valued certificate holders, members and stakeholders across the country. Source: Timberbiz Early in the year FSC visited Tumut, and in both Ma
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Researchers need input on managing timber moisture

10 May 2021
Industry is being encouraged to share their experience in managing timber’s moisture content (MC) in the supply chain. Unexpected MC changes in timber and wood products can be a cause of concern, and University of Tasmania researchers want to hear industry’s first-hand experience with
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KIPT stays ‘mum’ on share offer

10 May 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers was expected to reply to an offer by a Sydney-based investment management company to buy all of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s shares in an on-market takeover bid however, there has been no reply to date. Source: Timberbiz In a statement to the
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Softwood exports triple in March

10 May 2021
Australia’s softwood log exports almost tripled in March, lifting to a four-month high of 183 km3, with prices stable, but below their peaks of just a few months earlier. With Australia’s logs unable to access the mainland Chinese market, shipments are increasing to India and Korea in
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